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What is today's Framed? August 7 movie hints and answer
If you're not a fan of the hit games Wordle or Heardle then maybe try the movie spin-off Framed. Described as a game for 'cinephiles and casual movie watchers alike' it is inspired by the worldwide popular guessing games. The game sees a
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What is today's Wordle? August 7 hints and answer
Wordle has taken the world by storm, and if you’ve not given in to playing the daily game, we can guarantee you’ve seen the elusive squares all over social media. The aim of the game is to find a 5 letter word in only six attempts. The game
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What is today's Heardle? August 7 song hints and answer
How well do you know your top 40? Put your knowledge to the test by taking on today's Heardle. If you're anything like us, you've been agonising over the New York Times' Wordle mind-bender for months now. Described as "a respectful homage to
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What is today's Quordle? August 7 word puzzle hints and answer
Ready to move on from Wordle? Up your daily word puzzle game to Quordle with a few helpful hints to start you off. Whether you've aced the music spin-off Heardle and you've got the Film version Framed beat, it might be time to raise the stakes.
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Brian Graham saves draw for Partick Thistle after nightmare own goal
There was some street theatre introduced at Firhill for the half-time entertainment but by that stage the Firhill crowd had been less than thrilled by a bit of slapstick that had saw them head into the interval trailing. Hamilton Accies had the
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'Dream come true' for Moritz Jenz as debut goal sparks Celtic win
MORITZ JENZ says it was a dream come true to score on his Celtic debut as he lapped up his side’s celebrations with their huge travelling support in Dingwall. The German defender headed a crucial second goal for Celtic with just six minutes to
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Motherwell defender Jake Carroll facing ‘months’ on sidelines after freak training ground injury
Motherwell defender Jake Carroll faces ‘months’ on the sidelines after a freak training injury left him watching on crutches as his side conceded a dramatic last-gasp goal to St Johnstone. Stephen O’Donnell was deployed at left-back as the Steelmen
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Ange Postecoglou praises Celtic players for ‘believing in one another’ after another late show against Ross County
ANGE POSTECOGLOU has hailed the grit of his Celtic team after they left it late in Dingwall yet again before clinching a crucial three points against a dogged Ross County. Celtic scored first through Kyogo, but had to recover from the blow of losing
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Galleries/Events: Exploring the art of the Earth, the stars and the deep, deep sea
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Painting and Printing 1990-2004 6 August-1 October. Entry free. Glasgow Print Studio, Trongate 103, G1 5HD. Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a painter but made prints throughout her working life, testing many different
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Books: When evil lurked in kind hearts
A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed by the Rise of Fascism Julia Boyd and Angelika Patel Elliott & Thompson priced £25 Review by Neil Mackay WE start with Wilhelm Steiner, an idealistic young socialist
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Pedestrian, 35, dies after being hit by car in Edinburgh
A man has died in hospital after being hit by a car in Edinburgh, police said on Saturday. Paul McGlade, 35, from the Scottish capital, was hit by a Mercedes A Class on Colinton Road while he was walking at around 11.35pm on July 30. He was
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Wine with Gerard Richardson: Celebrating English wines
We are celebrating English wines this week, sparklers are the English speciality but to be honest, the still wines have come on leaps and bounds in recent years, especially the international varieties such as Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir.
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Truss insists on tax cuts not ‘handouts’ to help families amid spiralling prices
Liz Truss has insisted tax cuts, not “handouts”, would help people with the cost-of-living crisis while her rival Rishi Sunak warned there was “no hope” the Tories would win the next election unless they get inflation under control. Ms Truss said
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Health: Too much saturated fat 'could increase bladder cancer risk' in men - what are the signs?
A doctor explains the common causes, symptoms and treatment for the disease. A study from Maastricht University has revealed new insights into the link between diet and bladder cancer. The research, funded by the World Cancer Research Fund,
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Technology: Lenco PA-220 Bluetooth Speaker
What is it? A powerful Bluetooth party speaker with perks aplenty. Good points? Featuring double three-inch woofers and a 10-inch subwoofer, the Lenco PA 220 combines all the elements of a top sound system into one unit. Having an all-in-one
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Gardening with Dave Allan: Hot fungi in summertime – the best soil starts in the bin
Our compost bins are working overtime just now as we cram them with barrowloads of garden clearings. Broadly speaking, we compost green and brown stuff: green soft sappy weeds and grass clippings, and brown stems, paper and cardboard. The leading
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Travel: Floating bookshops and breakfast on the Lido ... An insider’s guide to Venice
Ah, Venice – la Serenissima ... For me it’s still the most romantic city in the world (though sadly, as I know to the cost of my nice new shoes while wading through waterlogged St Mark’s Square, yes, it definitely is sinking, so get there pronto.)
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Family and friends attend memorial service for RAF gunner Corrie McKeague
The RAF paid tribute to gunner Corrie McKeague as family and friends attended a memorial service held for him at his former base. Mr McKeague, an airman of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished in the early hours of September 24 2016 on a
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Agenda: So why does opera have such a problem with women?
By Lila Palmer IT has been 33 years since Catherine Clément wrote: “All the women in opera die a death prepared for them by a slow plot, woven by furtive, fleeting heroes.’’ But it may as well be last week. Carmen, Tosca, Violetta: beautiful, doomed
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Sunak’s remarks on diverting funds from ‘deprived urban areas’ divides Tories
Rishi Sunak bragging about working to divert funding from “deprived urban areas” towards more prosperous towns has divided Tory figures, with Labour labelling it as “scandalous”. The Tory leadership hopeful told party members that he had started
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Books: A bewitching adventure and a radical her-story
Fiction Her Majesty's Royal Coven Juno Dawson HarperVoyager, £14.99 (ebook £8.99) Juno Dawson might be best known for YA novels, but now she's launching her first adult series - and it has a supernatural spin. This is a fun and adventurous
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TV: Marc Warren on being pulled over by Dutch police
Amsterdam detective Piet Van Der Valk is back for a second series of gruesome murders and intriguing mysteries in ITV crime drama Van Der Valk. Rebooted from the 1970s original back in 2020, the gripping first series hooked old fans and new into
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Theatre: How do you turn a book about Roman history into a road movie for the stage
DAVID Greig is a man who takes to a challenge in the way an out of work theatrical takes to a spotlight. Any playwright who has adapted the likes of demanding works such as The Bacchae or Touching the Void, or indeed Local Hero, for the stage is
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Paperbacks: Frankie Boyle swaps comedy for crime with his debut novel...
MEANTIME Frankie Boyle (Baskerville, £14.99) Writing a novel has come to be an almost obligatory rite-of-passage for comedians. Frankie Boyle long ago made the move into print with the humour books My Shit Life So Far and Work! Consume!
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Edinburgh Fringe Restaurant Pop-ups - the best of....
63rd + 1st, Edinburgh Cocktail bar and restaurant, 63rd+1st has teamed up with celebrity chef, Tony Singh, to create a limited-edition menu. The limited-edition dishes have been carefully developed to deliver maximum flavour and are a modern
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Glasgow man scoops £1m on Lotto after following late mother’s advice
A father-of-five is £1 million richer after he followed his late mother’s advice and snapped up two lottery tickets. Robert Cameron, from Glasgow, matched five numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on Saturday with a lucky dip ticket he
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Chun makes headway in career grand slam push at AIG Women's Open
If you’re out and about on the links of Muirfield over the weekend and hear the cry ‘Dumbo’, don’t be offended. While it sounds like a regular holler directed at this correspondent when I slooter soup on my laptop in the media centre canteen, the moniker
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Nicola Sturgeon dismisses "wannabe" Rishi Sunak's jibe he would 'stop SNP in their tracks'
Nicola Sturgeon has dismissed “wannabe” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s jibe that he would stop the SNP “in their tracks”. The First Minister broke her silence on the increasingly acrimonious statements coming from Conservative Party leadership
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Andrew Bailey's Week: Yes, I am a total banker
As imagined by Brian Beacom FIRST of all, as Governor of the Bank of England I’m happy to speak to Scotland’s top newspaper about economics because I know that you Scots are essentially thrifty, and you’ll be supportive of my strategy to raise
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When the curtain falls, the schmoozing begins – so here’s our guide to Edinburgh’s coolest hangouts for culture vultures
LIKE a plague of locusts descending on biblical Egypt, the city of Edinburgh is currently witnessing an infestation of madcap arty-types. In other words … the Edinburgh Festival has commenced. A time of great danger, when a local citizen can’t
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Gardening: How gardeners can help wildlife through summer and beyond
It's not only humans who have suffered the sweltering temperatures of recent weeks. Wildlife, including hedgehogs, hares, bats and badgers, could well be struggling with this summer's harsh conditions, according to a wildlife charity. Yet the impact
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Music: People make Glasgow…and Glasgow can make Eurovision
By Daniel Twist Unless you’ve been hiding from the news for some much-needed summer rest, you’re unlikely to have escaped the announcement that the UK will hold the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of victors Ukraine next year. The decision
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Emma Raducanu eclipsed by Liudmila Samsonova at Citi Open
SECOND seed Emma Raducanu’s Citi Open run was ended with a quarter-final defeat against Liudmila Samsonova in Washington. Despite a tight opening set, Raducanu was ultimately overpowered 7-6 (6) 6-1 by the Russian world number 60. Samsonova
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I love playing in Mexico – Cameron Norrie eyes up third ATP Tour title this year
Defending champion Cameron Norrie set up a clash with world number one Daniil Medvedev in the Abierto de Tenis Mifel final with victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime. The British number one battled to a 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory over the Canadian second
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Travel Checkout - Nine things to see in Birmingham
All eyes have been on the Midlands, as Birmingham plays host to this year's Commonwealth Games. These are some of the best spots to check out... 1. Cadbury World A fun day out for kids and adults alike, Cadbury World features a self-guided
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Food: Best Home Cook winner Suzie Lee on embracing Cantonese food after her mum died
The Northern Irish cook talks to Prudence Wade about her journey from the family's takeaway to winning a BBC cooking show. Things might have exploded for Suzie Lee since winning Best Home Cook in 2020 - she's presented two cooking shows on BBC
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Theatre: A serious farce that is slicker than politics
THERE is a strong argument that modern political life is a lot more farcical than anything we’re likely to be served up on stage. When a likely Prime Minister can change her mind on major policy within hours of being pilloried this suggests a storyline
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Motoring: Hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric cars - the pros and cons explained
The world of electrified vehicles is expanding at an impressive rate. With numerous manufacturers committing to phasing out new petrol and diesel cars, they're turning to EVs as a pathway to the future. But, all this variety can make things confusing
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Energy bills cap 'could hit about £4,400 in January'
The cap on energy bills might soar by several hundred pounds more than nightmare forecasts predicted earlier this week, new analysis has shown. In a provisional forecast, experts at energy consultancy Auxilione predicted the price cap on energy
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Ross County vs Celtic: Live stream, TV channel & kick-off time for Prem clash
CELTIC got their Premiership title defence off to a winning start last week. Ange Postecoglou's side defeated Aberdeen 2-0 at Parkhead on flag day. Their first away day takes place this weekend, with a trip to the Highlands on the cards.
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Robert McNeil: Is it time to take the super out of our supermarkets?
I’M growing less enamoured of supermarkets. You may recall that, irrationally, I’ve spoken before in their favour. That’s why I try not to get enthusiastic about anything: I always regret it. Ill-considered positivity saw me extol these huge boutiques
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Festival drama: When the celebrated, the cultured, and the vain descended on Edinburgh
INTO Edinburgh’s Italian Renaissance-style McEwan Hall that autumn afternoon filed a large queue of people – in the words of the Glasgow Herald’s Christopher Small, who was present, “the celebrated, the cultured, the culture-hungry, the vain, the earnest
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Alison Rowat's TV preview: The Fringe, Fame and Me; Tom Daley: Illegal to be Me
TOM Daley is a brave guy. There’s the diving, of course. Heights, complex routines, high risk of injury – the stuff of nightmares for most of us. Maybe it was that same daredevil streak in him that said yes to live presenting The One Show recently.
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Herald View: The NHS situation is grim but changes can be made if the political will is there
AS A general rule, the word ‘apocalyptic’ is not something you wish to see in the context of waiting-times in Accident and Emergency units. And yet, there it was in black and white, in a report in these pages just three days ago. “The current state
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Letters: We need a sophisticated approach to the economic crisis
I LOVE an analogy and the immediate one that springs to mind regarding the Bank of England and its control over our economy is “lunatics in charge of the asylum”. When I was studying economics at university in the bygone days of my mis-spent youth
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'No passengers are allowed just short, sharp flavour bombs exploding all over the palate' - Ron Mackenna's restaurant review
LOBO 758 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow THEY SQUEEZE a bowl of crunchy, salty, roasted new potatoes with gremolata and aioli onto the corner of the table, lifting glasses as they do. That’s from the chef, says the waiter. With his apologies
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Women's Euro 2022 Final; Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em; Uncoupled
SETTLED down to watch Women’s Euro 2022: the final (BBC1, Sunday) after making a bet with the dog on how long it would be before someone mentioned a certain date in the 1960s. The hound had a nanosecond, I had a decasecond, so she was laughing
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CalMac ferry crisis wrecks 600 mile trip to see dementia-hit father
For Chris Lowe and his family, the long drive north from their home in Midlands was much more than a welcome break. Chris’s father had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in November and moved to a North Uist care home. They’d spoken on the phone
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Brian Taylor: Will Westminster and Whitehall rule replace devolution under Liz Truss?
IT would appear that there is a new spirit of unionism at large in these islands and that its public face is Liz Truss. That may delight those who are the firmest advocates of that Union, including many Tories who are about to elect Liz Truss as
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David Leask: The Sturgeon Twitter spat which recycled a myth about Putin’s war on Ukraine
First, a health warning. This is a column about a row on Twitter. Well, kinda. So let me say sorry in advance. I know how tedious social media stories are for those of you who – quite rightly – have better things to do than doom scroll though junk-grade
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Kevin Mckenna: How independence can be rescued from the forces of conservatism
WHEN the head of one of our most respected addiction recovery organisations walks out of a meeting with the government in exasperation you know Scotland’s drugs deaths crisis won’t be improving any time soon. Annemarie Ward, CEO of Favor UK, tweeted
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Tycoon lodges plans for new waterpark and marina
PLANS have been lodged for a major new adventure water park on the site of a historic brickworks site. Daisy Park, which is part of the approved masterplan for Winchburgh led by Sir Tom Hunter, will sit adjacent to the Union Canal and the new
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Issue of the day: The return of Crinkley Bottom
IT was the backdrop to Saturday nights throughout the 1990s, watched by audiences of more than 15 million at its peak. Now, if you so desire, you can return to Crinkley Bottom as Noel’s House Party is back on the BBC for one night only. Crinkley
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Homelessness should be treated as public health issue, says new boss of Glasgow Alliance
HOMELESSNESS should be treated as a public health issue if it is to eradicated in Scotland’s largest city, according to the new director of a unique alliance. The Glasgow Alliance to End Homelessness is on a mission to reach that aim by 2030. Made
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Herald Diary: When the England team goes wrong
Wheely fast EILISH McColgan proved she’s zippy on a running track this week by winning the 10,000m race at the Commonwealth Games, an event her mum, Liz, also won, over thirty years ago. The Diary isn’t especially impressed. That’s because
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Pay drop for Iomart chief executive
Iomart chief executive Reece Donovan saw a drop in pay last year as sales and profits slipped at the Glasgow-based cloud computing company. The company's annual accounts show he made a total of £464,920 last year, down from £524,670 previously.
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Returns from sustainable investments still on track over the long-haul journey
By Peter Michaelis Growing numbers of people are choosing to invest sustainably as a means of aligning their long-term financial goals with a desire for their money to be put to work in a way that will benefit society and the environment.
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Brian Donnelly: Anger and dismay as islands face 'perilous situation', call for ferry fiasco compensation
ISLANDS businesses have been blighted by the abject failure of the Scottish ferry service delivered by CalMac and should receive meaningful compensation. Cancelled ferries means cancelled holidays, loss of revenue, no income for tourism firms,
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New PM must adopt business-first model, experts declare
AS the Conservative leadership race intensifies and the candidates address hustings across the UK, including in Perth on August 16, business leaders and experts are calling for a “renewed and realistic economic strategy” that creates the right conditions
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Royal London boosted by new pensions
Asset manager and pensions provider Royal London, which has significant operations in Scotland, has reported a recovery in sales of new workplace pensions during the first half of this year. Operating profits rose by 36 per cent to £109 million
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Life after death? Why a breakthrough in pig organs could 'bring people back to life'
IT isn’t every week that a scientific breakthrough shifts the goalposts for death. But researchers at the Yale School of Medicine in the US have done exactly that with a paper showing that they were able to revive cell function in pigs an hour
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Martin Gilbert’s Assetco seals latest acquisition at reduced price
ASSETCO, the fast-growing wealth management company chaired by Martin Gilbert, has completed the purchase of Revera Asset Management – at a reduced price. The deal is the latest in a flurry of acquisitions to be sealed by AssetCo as it has built
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'Misunderstanding': Home Office drops deportation case against NHS Scotland medic in work visa row
A JUNIOR doctor will be able to return to work in Scotland after a deportation threat against him was dropped. Lawyers for the medic, who did not want to be named, said he was "very relieved" after the Home Office cancelled the Removal Direction
